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 Yes, that is correct, you read it right. Massachusetts Cape Cod Hospital has accepted Bitcoin! While cryptocurrency users are always more than happy to see any push in making cryptocurrency more mainstream you should not expect to be paying any healthcare bills or going to the hospitals café to grab a coffee or a bite to eat and pay with Bitcoin or any other crypto currency for that matter.  Cape Cod Hospital is a Not-For-Profit Hospital (NPO) that has now received two donations this year totaling $800k dollars. One happened this month, the other happened last month.  Although you can not yet pay in Bitcoin, (BTC) that may soon change as the Senior Vice President and Chief Development officer sees Bitcoin holding a place in the future of currency. 

A new study that came out by Leapfrog , a voluntary survey for hospitals to show transparency to the public, came out and it ranks Massachusetts 4 for overall hospitals with an A rating. The leader of the country was New Jersey. Rhode Island came in at sixth on the list while North Dakota came in last. The A rating accounted for 44% of all the states hospitals, while impressive was close to 10% less than the springs report. New York came in at 46th with just over 8% A rating. The great news is that no hospitals in Massachusetts came in under a C rating. The group's survey comes strictly from a compilation of accidents, errors, infections, and injuries. No other information was obtained or factors used to influence the report. The survey is done by The survey is released by the non profit group twice in the year both the spring and fall. Among the A rated hospitals in the state are: Cape Cod Hospital, Boston Medical Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital including Faul...